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LAST-MINUTE NEWS BRIEFS

Senate Hopeful

Tim Palmer Asks
for Recount

Palmer, Democratic
candidate for the
state Senate, has re-
quested a recount in
the primary in which
he lost by a margin
of 25 votes. Palmer
placed seventh in a
field of eight candi-
dates vying for six
slots. .

“The margin of less than one vote per poll-
ing place is so small that the slightest mechan-
ical or tabulation error could have resulted
in an inaccurate outcome,” Palmer said in a
statement. The seat in question represents all
of Chittenden County except for Colchester.

Palmer is a former executive director of
Vermont CARES.

Miller—Jenkm s,
to Get Another
Hearing

RUTLAND - In a continuing battlebetween the

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‘states of Vermont and Virginia involving the

custody of a lesbian coup1e’s child, a Rutland
judge will hold a hearing regarding compli-
ance with a visitation rights order, the Rut-
land Hefild reported last month.

The Vermont Supreme Court in August sent
the case back to Rutland Family Court, say-
ing it had exclusive jurisdiction, and upheld
the contempt order. In the case, Lisa Miller-
Jenkins of Virginia was found in contempt of
court for failing to provide visitation rights to
Janet Miller-Jenkins" of Fair Haven, Vermont.

Road Rabbits

ST. ALBANS - The mysterious white rabbit
paintings on Vermont roads had everyone
wondering what was up, and the case has
even hit the World Wide Web, according to a
report in the St. Albans Messenger.

Quite a few stenciled white bunnies have
appeared on roads from St. Albans to Swan-
ton and beyond, according to the September

. 14 story. The mystery was solved when a

group of artists admitted to using the roads to

’ paint their bunny pictures.

“They said they painted about 30 of the rab-
bits - all m the middle of the night - because
they were bored, didn’t want to cause trouble,

' ‘and wanted to spread some cheer with their

animal of choice,” wrote Messenger staff writ-
er Leon Thompson. He suggested googling
“Vermont road rabbits” or “white bunnies in
Vermont” to find out more.V — Ed.

 

Passings

Photographer, Artist and Writer
Tee Corinne Dies at 62

SUNNY VALLEY, OREGON - Tee Corirme, who lived - i

in southern Oregon since 1981, died in late August
after a months-long bout with liver cancer. Corinne’s
longtime partner, Beverly Brown, died of cancer a
year ago.

Corinne authored and edited many books of les-
bian fiction, inc1udingA Woman’s Touch and Dreams
of the Woman Who Loved Sex.

“She was one ofthe first women to create sexu-
al images and writing for women, from a woman's
point of view, outside the male-driven porn machin-
ery — and to do it publicly and shamelessly," said
Greta Christina’s Blog.

Corinne's 1975 book The Cunt Coloring Book
was once included in a list of materials considered
pornographic by the Traditional Values Coalition
and distributed among U.S. senators. The book is
still in print.

A permanent collection of her works has been

established at the University of Oregon. (See related I

article, page 22).

Illustrator Mary Frances Fenton
Dies in Michigan

KALAMAZOO - Mary Frances Fenton, 68, died in
‘April, 2006. Mary Appelhof, her partner of 24 years,

had passed away the previous May, said Lesbian 7

Connection. _

Mary Fran illustrated Appelhof’s 1982 book
Worms Eat My Garbage. The couple collaborated
on the follow-up book Worms Eat Our Garbage:
Classroom Activities for a Better Environment.

An arfist and educator, Mary Fran taught graphic
arts at Western Michigan University. In the 19905,
she became a certified organic gardener and sold
her produce at farmers’ markets and food co-ops.
For many years, Mary Fran and Mary hosted full

moon circles at the Moon Lodge they created in_

their home.

NLGJA Mourns Death of .
Founding Member John Wilson

NEW YORK - John Wilson, a founding member of
the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association,
passed away in August, the NLGJA said last month.

Wilson was assistant science editor of The New
York Times. His colleagues credited him with being
an inspiration to them as someone who came out in
the early ‘80s, at The Miami Herald, when few gay
journalists were out in the newsroom.

Tyron Garner Dies at 39

HOUSTON - Tyron Garner, one of the plaintiffs in the
U.S. Supreme Court case in 2003," Lawrence and Gar-
ner vs. Texas,” that overruled a Texas sodomy law, died
last month. The decision effectively made homosexual
relations a basic civil right in the United States.
“Because Tyrone Garner and John Lawrence had
the courage to challenge homophobic sodomy laws, the
U.S. Supreme Court recognized that love, sexuality and
family play the same role in gay people's lives as they do
for everyone else,” said Kevin Gathcart, executive di-
rector of Lambda Legal, which brought the case before
the court. “That's a colossal legacy and one for which
his community will forever be tl1a.n.k.l"ul." V -- Ed.